Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-27

changes proposed to be made in the
schedule then in force, and the time
when the increased rates. fares, or
charges will 60 into effect and the
proposed changes shall be shown by
printing new schedules, or shall be
plainly indicated upon the schedules in
force at the time aud kept for public
inspection. Reductions in such pub-
lishcd rates, fares, or charges may be
made without previous public notice ;
but whenever any such reduction is
made notice OF the same shall imme-
diately be publicly posted and the
changes made shall Immediately be
made public by printing new schedules,
or shall immediately be plainly indi-
Gated upon the schedules at the time in
force and kept for public inspection.
And when any such common carrier
shall have established and published its
rates, fares, and charges, in compliance
with The provisions of this section, it
shall be unlawful for such common car
rier 60 charge, demand collect, or re-
ceive from any person or persons a
greater or less compensation for the
transportation of passengers or proper
ty, or for any services in connection
herewith, than is specified in such pub
lished schedule of rates, fares, and
charges as may at the time be in force.
Every common carrier subject 10 the
provisions of this act shall file with the
commission hereinafter provided for
copies of its schedules OF rates, fares,
and charges which have been established
and published i'll compliance with the
requirements of this section, and shall
promptly notify said commission of all
changes made in the same. Every such
common carrier shall also file with said
commission copies of all contracts,
agreements, or arrangements with other
common carriers in relation to any
traffic affected by the provisions of this
act to which il may be party. And in
cases where passengers and freight pass
over continuous lines or routes operated
by more than one common carrier, and
the several common carriers operating
such lines or routes establish joint tariffs
of rates or fares or charges for such con-
tinuous lines or routes, copies Of such
Joint tariffs shall also, in like man
per, be filed with said commission. Such
joint rates, fares, and charges on such
continuous lines so fled as aforesaid
shall be made public by such common
carriers when directed by said commits
sion, in so far as may, in the Judgment
of the commission, be deemed practical
BILE and said commission shall from
time to time prescribe the measure Of
publicity which shall be given to such
rates, fares, and charges, or to such
part of them as it may deem it prac-
ticable for such common carriers to
publish, and the places in which they
shall be published but no common
carrier party to any such joint tariff
shall be liable for the failure of
any other common carrier party
thereto to observe and adhere to the
rates, fares, or charges thus made and
published.
If any such common carrier shall
schedules or tariffs of rates, fares, and
charges as provided in this section, or
any part of the same, such common
carrier shall, in addition to other penal
ties herein prescribed, he subject to
writ OF mandamus, to be issued by any
circuit court of the United States in the
judicial district wherein the principal
Office OF said common carrier is situated
or wherein such offence may be com
mitted, and if such common carrier be
a foreign corporation, in the Judicial
circuit wherein such common car
Tier accepts traffic and has an
agent to perform such service to
compel compliance with the afore-
said provisions of this section
and such writ shall issue in the name of
the people of the United States, at the
relation of the commissioners appoint
ed under the provisions of this act f.; and
failure to comply with its requirements
shall be punishable as and for a con-
tempt and the said commissioners, as
complainants, may also apply, in any
such circuit court of the United States,
for writ of injunction against such
carrier, to restrain such com
mon carrier from receiving or transport
ing property among the several States
and Territories of the United States, or
between the United States and adjacent
foreign countries, or between ports of
and of entry and the
several States and Territories of the
United States, as mentioned in the first
section of this act, until such common
carrier shall have complied with the
aforesaid provisions of this section of
this act.
Section Z. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act to enter into any
contract, or agreement,
or implied, to prevent, by
change of time-schedule, carriage IN
different cars, or by other means or de-
vices, the carriage of freights from be-
ing continuous from the place of ship
ment to the place of destination and
no break of bulk, stoppage, or inter
ruption made by such common carrier
shall prevent the carriage of freights
from beng and being treated as one
continuous carriage from the place of
shipment to the place of destination,
unless such break, stOppage, or inter
ruption' was made in good faith for
some necessary purpose, and without
any intent to avoid or unnecessarily in
terrupt such continuous carriage or to
eyade any of the provisions of this act.
Section 8. That in case any common
carrier subject to the provisions of this
act shall DO, cause to be done, or per-
NIT to be done any act, matter, or
hing in this act prohibited or declared |
10 be unlawful, or shall omit to do any |
,ct, matter, or thing in this act re-
luired to be done, such common car
,ier shall be liable to the person or per-
IONS injured thereby for the full
mount Of damages sustained in cOnse-
Iuence of any such violation of the
provisions of this act, together with
counsel or attorneys fee, to
,e fixed 10y the court in every case of
ecoyery, which attorneys fee shall be
axed and collected as part of the costs
n the case.
Section 8. That any person or persons
tanning to be damaged by any COM
non carrier subject TO the provisions of
his act may either make complaint to
be commission as hereinafter provided
or, or may bring snit in his or their
wn behalf for the recovery of the dam
ges for which such common carrier
nay be liable under the provisions of
his act in any district or circuit court
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